Switzerland

Zurich

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, August 15

Reto Lämmler (TestingTime)

Fireside Chat

Test early and often is Reto’s mantra for good Interaction Design. Reto started TestingTime together with a Co-Founder at the beginning of 2013. As CEO, he leads the vision and mission of the startup. At doodle.com he gained international startup experience as VP Product. He got his first startup experience from starting and selling Xcellery, an Excel collaboration service, in the Silicon Valley.

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Tuesday, September 12

Laurent Decrue (Movu)

Fireside Chat

Before he founded MOVU, Laurent has worked for several digital startups where he gained a wealth of experience. Among others, he was responsible for the establishment of the home & living vertical at DeinDeal and then consulted several startups in Basel. In June 2017, MOVU was acquired by the Swiss insurance company Baloise, yet it will continue to operate independently.

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Tuesday, October 10

Alan Frei (amorana)

Fireside Chat

Alan Frei is an entrepreneur and economist known for his minimalist lifestyle. He has founded several companies, including Nachhilfeportal.de and the e-commerce shops Amorana and LOOKSofLOVE, and founded the start-up Center at the University of Zurich. In 2015, he began to receive press attention for his radically minimalist lifestyle, having reduced his personal possessions to around 120 items.

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Past Events

Markus Bucheli (LikeMag)

Markus Bucheli (LikeMag)

 Christina Kehl (SFS)

Christina Kehl (SFS)

 Lova Kremer (Why Not 3)

Lova Kremer (Why Not 3)

 Daniel Gutenberg (VI Partners)

Daniel Gutenberg (VI Partners)

 Kathrin Lehner (CoachFrog)

Kathrin Lehner (CoachFrog)

 Max Wittrock (mymuesli)

Max Wittrock (mymuesli)

 Viktor Calabro (STAFF FINDER)

Viktor Calabro (STAFF FINDER)

 Rasmus Nutzhorn (Social Entrepreneur)

Rasmus Nutzhorn (Social Entrepreneur)

 Pascal Babey (Archilogic)

Pascal Babey (Archilogic)

 Sunnie J. Groeneveld (Inspire 925)

Sunnie J. Groeneveld (Inspire 925)

 Nicolas Durand (Abionic)

Nicolas Durand (Abionic)

 Pascal Meyer (QoQa.ch)

Pascal Meyer (QoQa.ch)

 Ralph Rimet (Smartie.ch)

Ralph Rimet (Smartie.ch)

 Robert Plantak & Ardian Gjeloshi (Crowdhouse.ch)

Robert Plantak & Ardian Gjeloshi (Crowdhouse.ch)

 Carmen De la Cruz (Startup Attorney)

Carmen De la Cruz (Startup Attorney)

 Sven Beichler (ChocoGreets)

Sven Beichler (ChocoGreets)

 Guy Kawasaki (Canva/Ex-Apple)

Guy Kawasaki (Canva/Ex-Apple)

 Valérie Vuillerat (Ginetta)

Valérie Vuillerat (Ginetta)

 Mehdi Aminian (Jilion)

Mehdi Aminian (Jilion)

 Steffen Wagner & Marc Bernegger (-)

Steffen Wagner & Marc Bernegger (-)

 Dorian Selz (Squirro)

Dorian Selz (Squirro)

 Janina Woods (Ateo)

Janina Woods (Ateo)

 Francois Ruf (Netbreeze)

Francois Ruf (Netbreeze)

 Alexander Mazzara (joiz TV)

Alexander Mazzara (joiz TV)

 Manuel Grenacher (Mila.com)

Manuel Grenacher (Mila.com)

 Mikko Alasaarela (Linko, Inc.)

Mikko Alasaarela (Linko, Inc.)

 Johannes Reck (GetYourGuide)

Johannes Reck (GetYourGuide)

Team

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David Butler

Zurich Director

David Butler is an advisor, serial networker and social media aficionado. Both David’s strong social presence and his love of testing beta versions of new products coming from Zurich’s many startups, have made him a sought after advisor in many industries. Fully engaged in the Swiss Startup Scene, promoting it's innovation with events, networking, social media, and connecting the dots.

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Silke Wolf

Zurich Co-Director

Co-director of Startup Grind Zurich, startup mentor and judge at MassChallenge Switzerland, and founder of two startups. Silke has a background in law and finance and worked as a corporate tax consultant at Big 4 audit companies and at a large corporate before she started blogging about startups, and later launched Local Insiders, where she offers bespoke luxury tours with local insiders to combine her passion for connecting like-minded people and for traveling. Silke likes nothing better than a great story, and the startup world writes some of the best. She is looking forward to learning more about yours!

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Darren Butler

Intern

I love baking, reading, computer games and Startup Grind! It is interesting to meet people starting new businesses, and listening to the successful speakers, hearing their stories, learning from them.

From the Blog

Startup Grind arrives in Zurich, Switzerland

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David Butler 2013-08-01T18:26:19+00:00
Switzerland is associated primarily with banks, expensive wristwatches and chocolate.
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Startup Grind Zurich Hosts Johannes Reck (GetYourGuide)

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Timothy Chuma 2013-07-22T13:24:16+00:00
Tuesday, 20 August
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